At the second annual Santa Clara Unified Parents Science Fair held at Wilcox High School on May 15, about 50 parent volunteers helped out, 45 community members judged, and 320 students from the school district showed their work. Participants received either a blue, red, or white ribbon, with the blue ribbon being the highest form … Read more
“Last year, my son came home from school and gave me a flier from his science teacher announcing the Tech Challenge [hosted by The Tech Museum],” says Amit Saha, a resident of Santa Clara and product manager at Symantec. “My son, Anish, wondered if he should do this. I said, ‘let’s do it,’ and that’s … Read more
Chef Daniel Arias, a culinary arts teacher at Wilcox High School, is proud of all of his students who competed in this year’s statewide competition hosted by FHA-HERO in Ontario from April 19th -23rd. FHA-HERO stands for Future Homemakers of America- Home Economics Related Occupations. A couple of Arias’ students were recognized in their competition … Read more
It’s rare to find over 400 types of plants and wildflowers all in place, but attendees at Mission College’s 41st Annual Wildflower Show on the weekend of April 27-28 found just that. An estimated 500-700 people attended the event, hosted by the California Native Plant Society’s Santa Clara Valley Chapter and the Mission College Biological … Read more
When Ally DiLorenzo visited Coimbra, Portugal back in April, she was fascinated by the monasteries and churches that she saw. “They were all amazingly beautiful,” recalls DiLorenzo, a freshman at Santa Clara High School. “The churches were very tall because the people there believed that the taller a church was, the closer they were to … Read more
High school students who participated in the Student Advisory Council on April 28th at Harker School got to tell everyone that they saw Congressman Mike Honda practicing his Zumba dance moves. At the afternoon conference, hosted by the congressman, students gave presentations and facilitated activities to demonstrate their knowledge and thoughts surrounding the theme, “Eat … Read more
Imagine receiving a brand-new book written by a best-selling author for free, without any strings attached. This year, the internationally celebrated World Book Night fell on April 23rd. On this day, selected volunteers gave away free books to strangers in their communities with the intent to promote reading among those who don’t read regularly. The … Read more
A couple of months ago, an incident of vandalism plagued one of the elementary schools in the Santa Clara Unified School District. The perpetrator was quickly identified, thanks to a video surveillance system that is being implemented in the district schools. “I’ve come from districts where we’ve had surveillance systems, so I’m used to having … Read more
Have you ever wanted to rappel down a 15-story building the way you’d scale down a mountain? Here’s your chance. To fundraise for programming support, Breathe California of the Bay Area is hosting the third annual Breathe Extreme Challenge on Friday, May 10. On that day, you can rappel down the Hyatt Regency in Santa … Read more
Visitors at Santa Clara’s Ulistac Natural Area celebrating Wildflower Day on April 6th were greeted by endless varieties of wildflowers and plants on their tour. Anyone walking away from this place would agree that the dedicated volunteers at the Ulistac Natural Area Restoration & Education Project have taken a passion for gardening to a whole … Read more